Springboks V All Blacks
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@crucial a win on the highveld against the boks should be cherished.
However, I felt pretty hollow after that. Comprehensively outplayed and no win would have sparked cries of a crisis.
It feels a little like the 6-3 win against Australia before the RWC (for thos old enough to remember!)
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@dagrubster said in Springboks V All Blacks:
@booboo I dont think smith pass was premeditated. He looked up and then saw him in the way and heistated. We were a few yards out, an AB was right next to him and he then passed.
I think Smith would have had to then look for another option and wuld have got monstered by onrushing boks.
Even if the ref thought it wasn't deliberate he still prevented the opposition from playing how they wish (penalty). Even if accidental it is a scrum to NZ.
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@98blueandgold said in Springboks V All Blacks:
The issue for SA moving forward is that they can get up for NZ but can they for other nations i.e Argentina and Aussie. be interesting to see how they go vs NH
I think the issue for SA rugby is that the all blacks played like shite. Had the ref that helped SA. Played at home . Had confidence......
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Just watched it on replay without knowing the result ,
That was one fucked up game , not sure what to feel,
Boks probably deserved better
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What a match again from Ardie. Two huge turnovers, one a try saver and one to get possession back to close out the game. Which he managed to do as well. It makes reading those posts when he came on pretty funny.
Good match from RM too. Will he take over before the WC?
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While we finished the game strong ,
That start was nothing short of horrendous ,
We have shown our up tempo game this season and how well it works at times ,
I would like to see a bit of composure football mixed in ,
So we have the two styles that we alternate between , and learn when to flick the switch ,
Perhaps that is part of the master plan for later
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Thought this was the game that underlined that Ardie has arrived as a Test player. Would be completely fine with him starting (at Seven).
Lots of missed tackles out there today, but isn’t it great to have competitive games against the Boks again and the result in doubt.
After 57-0 I thought they were going the way of Wales and being done as a force in world rugby.
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@synicbast said in Springboks V All Blacks:
Poor stuart barnes
At least Stuart Barnes isn't rabidly anti-AB like some.
One of my fondest memories is Clive Woodward's face when the AB's snatched a win in Dublin in '13 after he had been wittering on about "Ireland's great victory".
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@majorrage said in Springboks V All Blacks:
For all flak pat is taking, he really took it to them in the last 10 mins.
Got a lot of go forwards when others weren’t
Yep, his size and athleticism is a huge plus on the bench
